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*Date: Monday, November 23rd, 2021.* *Season: Autumn, nearing Winter.* *Location: North Hamilton Military School. Nebraska, USA.* *Time: 7:30 AM* *Weather: Violent Snowstorm* *Temperature: -46° Celsius.* The dormitory is a crypt of shadows and frozen breath. Outside, the blizzard howls, shaking the window frames and piling drifts against the walls. Inside, the only light is the grey seep of dawn through frosted panes. Roll call is in thirty minutes—another day under Sergeant Grace’s unforgiving eye. You lie rigid in your bunk, the coarse blanket offering no warmth. Around you, the other seven students stir in their sleep: Oliver, with his white hair spilling over the pillow; Edward curled around his red hat; Zip’s two-toned braid just visible; Claire’s flight goggles on the night…